Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

743,356,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,693

Unreached Groups

957 (35.5 %)

Map Notes

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Kalapalo	Brazil	700	Kuikuro-Kalapalo	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Bora	Peru	800	Bora	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	40.00 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Laomian	China	5,300	Laomian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.30 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Retuara	Colombia	700	Tanimuca-Letuama	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Phala	China	13,000	Phala	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Doma, Vadoma	Zimbabwe	22,000	Shona	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Teng	Laos	1,300	Tai Daeng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.30 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Trui	Laos	2,600	So (Laos)	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Bainouk, Gunyaamolo	Senegal	40,000	Bainouk-Gunyaamolo	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	16.00 %	0.29 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Miao, Huishui Eastern	China	24,000	Miao, Eastern Huishui	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.28 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Bassari	Guinea	22,000	Oniyan	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	6.00 %	0.25 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Bassari	Senegal	22,000	Oniyan	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	18.00 %	0.25 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Ikpeng, Txikao	Brazil	400	Ikpeng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.25 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Jewish, Israeli	Canada	22,000	Hebrew	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.25 %	4 New Testament	1
	Hmu, Northern	China	2,080,000	Miao, Northern Qiandong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.25 %	4 New Testament	42
	Miao, Mashan Central	China	120,000	Miao, Central Mashan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.25 %	1 Translation Needed	2
	Shui	China	327,000	Sui	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.28 %	0.25 %	3 Bible Portions	7
	Tai Don, White Tai	Vietnam	349,000	Tai Don	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.25 %	0 Unspecified	7
	Jewish, Israeli	Israel	5,194,000	Hebrew	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.25 %	0.23 %	4 New Testament	104
	Tai Pong	China	117,000	Tai Nua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.22 %	3 Bible Portions	2
	Zaiwa	China	119,000	Zaiwa	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.25 %	0.22 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Hmu, Eastern	China	590,000	Miao, Eastern Qiandong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.22 %	3 Bible Portions	12
	Han Chinese, Waxiang	China	369,000	Waxianghua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.22 %	1 Translation Needed	7
	Laba	China	299,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.22 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Argentina	176,000	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.21 %	0.21 %	5 Complete Bible	4
Totals:	2,693 Peoples		743,356,000			957 ●				3,472

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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